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typeId: term
recordId: plaintext
fields:
  title: Plaintext
  definition: Unencrypted data or data made available in a form equivalent to
    unencrypted data for use by a host, package, station, or principal.
  order: 1340
  usage:
    - Plaintext exposure is the boundary where encryption stops protecting
      confidentiality from the recipient.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 12. Encryption, decryption, and disclosure terminology
---
